台灣沒有自動重新計票的法規。如果落敗的候選人想要重新計票，就必須向法院提出重新計票的請求（而法院接受與否及其審理標準，亦無從得知）。2004年台灣總統大選結果，由於雙方候選人得票數接近，落敗候選人不能接受選舉結果。因為台灣沒有自動重新計票的法令規定，在申請重新計票及等待法院審理期間，使得政局動盪，社會不安。
  本論文的目的是藉由過去重新計票的實際案例，並參考美國各州有自動重新計票的法規，提出自動重新計票的統計模型，制定出台灣自動重新計票的規則。

There is no mandatory election recount rule in Taiwan. The candidate who lost must apply to the court to request an election recount. In Taiwan’s 2004 presidential election, the ballot showed a very narrow margin. Because there is no rule of mandatory recount, the losing candidate who was unwilling to accept the election result created much political turbulence, contributing greatly to a general feeling of unease among citizens and a waste of resources through disputes over the lengthy lawsuit procedure.  
  The purpose of this article is to propose a statistical study and formulate a guideline of mandatory election recount for Taiwan by examining the past election recount examples and studying the rules of election recount in each US state.

1. 前言                                                 1
2. 美國各州重新計票法規簡介                             3
3. 重新計票統計模型                                     5
   3.1 Harris(1988)的統計模型                           5
   3.2 推導台灣重新計票的法規                           7
   3.3 美國與台灣重新計票的實例                         8
4. 以美國各州法規推導出台灣重新計票法規                17
5. 結論                                                22
6. 參考文獻                                            24
7. 附錄                                                27
   7.1 附錄一:美國各州自動與申請重新計票程序(中文翻譯) 27
   7.2 附錄二:美國各州自動與申請重新計票程序(英文原文) 34
   7.3 附錄三:2002年美國各州人口數與公民數             56
   7.4 附錄四:重新計票實例                             58
8. 表目錄
       表一:美國和台灣重新計票實例(p=1/100)            10
       表二:美國和台灣重新計票實例(p=1/150)            11
       表三:美國和台灣重新計票實例(p=1/200)            12
       表四:美國和台灣重新計票實例(p=1/250)            13
       表五:美國和台灣重新計票實例(p=1/300)            14
       表六:以美國各州規則推導出台灣重新計票規則       18
       表七:各種機率上界值對應的各種票數dT             23

1.台灣選舉訴訟集82~91

2.陳順益、張雅琪(2004). 重新驗票能翻盤嗎.
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2004/new/may/5/today-o5.htm

3.陳順益(2004). 預測驗票的結果.
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2004/new/may/13/today-o6.htm

4.Chen, Grace S.C.(2004) “選舉研究：重新計票之理論探討，”中國統計學報，42,277-287.

5.Downs,Tom,Gilliland,Dennis C.,and Katz,Leo(1978),“Probability in a Contested Election,”The American     Statistician,32,122-125.

6.Finkelstein,M.O.,and Robbins,H,E.(1973),“Mathematical Probability in Election Challenges,”Columbia Law Review,73,241-248.

7.Gilliland,Dennis C.(1984),“Probability in a Contested Election”(UMAP Module 634),The UMAP Journal,5,61-73.

8.Gilliland,Dennis C.,and Meier,Paul(1986),“The Probability of Reversal in Contested Elections,”in Statistics and the Law,eds.Morris deGroot,Stephen Flenberg,and Joseph Kadane,New York:John Wiley,pp.391-416.

9.Harris, Bernard (1988). “Election Recounting,” The   American Statistician 42(1).

10.Stinnett,Ronald F.,and Backstrom,Charies H.(1964),“Recount,”Washington,DC:National Document Publishers.

11.Maple V primer release 4

12.Arizona State Legislature
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/
ars/16/00661.htm&Title=16&DocType=ARS

13.Colorado State Legislature
http://198.187.128.12/colorado/lpext.dll/Infobase4/4/28/17e3/17f1?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm

14.Florida State Legislature
http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index

15.Idaho State Legislature
http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=340230001.K
http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=340230006.K
http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=340230009.K

16.Montana State Legislature
http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca/13/16/13-16-211.htm

17.Nebraska State Legislature
http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/Corpus/statutes/chap32/
R3211014.html
http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/Corpus/statutes/chap32/
R3211019.html
http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/Corpus/statutes/chap32/
R3211020.html
http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/Corpus/statutes/chap32/
R3211021.html
http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/Corpus/statutes/chap32/
R3211022.html

18.New Hampshire State Legislature
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/lxiii/660/660-
4$sim$16.htm

19.Summaries of State Election Procedures
http://democrats.reform.house.gov/Documents/20040628121347-35775.pdf#search='alabama\%20election\%20recount\%20result'

20.State and Local Government on the Net
http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm

21.The example of election recount in Maine
http://www.state.me.us/sos/news/

22.The example of election recount in Washington
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/office/osos\_news.aspx?i=TjrRx9TQ4Kv037C9GJJtuw\%3d\%3d